He quietly shaped Chicago's literary scene for decades, first as one of the sons in Lakeview's Paul Rohe & Sons, Booksellers, and later as an online bookseller and manager of the annual Chicago Book Fair at Plumbers Union Hall.
Where: Book Exchange of Foley, 101 West Laurel Avenue, Foley, AL 36535
When: Saturday, May 15 from 1 - 3 p.m.
By Jessica Vaughn
A 5,000-year-old telepathic cat. A kindly man who hails from the stars. A down-on-his-luck man, recently divorced. A Voodoo Queen. What connects them all? An insidious plot to take over the U.S., a plot more deadly than anyone realizes.
Readers will find all of this and more within the pages of John Parham’s debut novel, “The Binding: Volume One.” The first in a planned trilogy, The Binding tells the story of feline Bastet and Uncle Jim, travelers from outer space, as they come to earth to save their own planet, and ours. The idea flourished thanks to Parham’s cat Juno, the inspiration behind Bastet.
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2 Jackson bookstores move to new locations
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI Jackson bibliophiles be aware tens of thousands of books have moved around the county in 2021 with the relocation of two area independent bookstores.
The Book Exchange and the Book Cottage both set up new shops in 2021. The Book Exchange, formerly on the corner of Washington Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, moved downtown to 142 N. Mechanic St. in late March. And the Book Cottage, previously in Vandercook Lake, opened its 4200 Spring Arbor Road location in January.
Book Cottage owner Nancy Oakley said the 8-year-old business moved out of its Vandercook Lake building because it “wasn’t the right fit,” and has been pleased with the new 9,700-square foot location in Summit Township much different than 600-square feet at its first location in 2013.
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day 2021 by visiting these suburban Portland bookstores
Updated 5:00 AM;
Independent Bookstore Day looks a little different this year – again.
The American Booksellers Association’s annual celebration of indie bookstores is typically held on the last Saturday in April. In early 2020, as the pandemic spread, Independent Bookstore Day was rescheduled to the last Saturday in August, in hopes that bookstores would be operating normally by then. We all know how that story ended.
For 2021, with a year of pandemic selling experience under everyone’s belts, Independent Bookstore Day is back to its usual April date. Participating stores plan unique celebrations that can include raffle baskets, prizes, discounts, special merchandise and more – but many of the celebrations will be virtual.